2017 NAIA Division I women's basketball tournament explained

Type:NAIA
Year:2017
Gender:Women's
Teams:32
Fabfourarena:Rimrock Auto Arena at MetraPark
Fabfourcity: Billings, Montana
Champions:Oklahoma City Stars
Titlecount:9th
Champgamecount:12th
Champffcount:14th
Runnerup:Lewis–Clark State Warriors
Gamecount:1st
Runnerffcount:2nd
Semifinal1:Campbellsville Tigers
Fabfourcount1:2nd
Semifinal2:Vanguard Lions
Fabfourcount2:5th
Mvp:Daniela Wallen
Mvpteam:Oklahoma City
Hustle:Kelsey Scherder
Hustleschool:William Woods
Coty:Bo Overton
Cotyschool:Oklahoma City
Poty:Daniela Wallen
Potyschool:Oklahoma City
Topscorer:Daniela Wallen
Topscorerteam:Oklahoma City
Points:122

The 2017 NAIA Division I women's basketball tournament was the tournament held by the NAIA to determine the national champion of women's college basketball among its Division I members in the United States and Canada for the 2016–17 basketball season.

Oklahoma City defeated Lewis–Clark State in the championship game, 73–66, to claim the Stars' ninth NAIA national title.

The tournament was played at the Rimrock Auto Arena at MetraPark in Billings, Montana.[1]

Qualification

The tournament field remained fixed at thirty-two teams, which were sorted into four quadrants of eight teams each. Within each quadrant, teams were seeded sequentially from one to eight based on record and season performance.

The tournament continued to utilize a simple single-elimination format.

See also

Notes and References

  1. Web site: NAIA Women's Basketball Championship History. NAIA. 30 March 2022.